Pacemaker Club: exercise while device self check

exercise while device self check

by cadaverock
2021-04-25 01:57:53
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i was not aware of the time around 1230am i was at the 24 hour gym and around 1am my device performs the daily self test or check and i do feel it if am awake i feel the device pacing and my heart rythm changing while the test is performing .no issues there ,.,,now i was at the gym running and when the device self check i stop cause i was feeling horrible when i stop i realize i was going thu the test, and my pulse was all over the place my rythm was not cordinated ,,i just felt like my heart was not keeping up i got scare but start to relax my mind and slowly my heart when back to normal what a scare any ideas?? why that happen i was not lightheaded or nothing like that just feeling weak at the time it was happening .

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You can ask your EP team to disable these auto-self checks

by crustyg - 2021-04-26 13:14:06

A lot depends on how stable your PM settings are (pacing voltage, pulse-width, etc.), but you can ask to have these auto-self calibrations turned off.

There are lots of posts here from folk who have found these auto-adjustments a real nuisance, and for many people they aren't essential.

Auto checks

by Tictictic - 2021-04-26 18:50:06

I was told at the time I had my PM put in (feb this year) that they could disable the nighttime checks if it bothered me But it would reduce the life of the battery. I told them to leave it on and since I know what that sensation is I won't panic (as I did first test).

Ask them to change the time of your device self-checks

by crustyg - 2021-04-27 08:02:44

I should have pointed out that you can ask your EP team to change the time of these self-checks. After all, your PM doesn't know about timezones - so if you move several time zones you wouldn't want a nighttime action to take place in the middle of the day. An EP-tech should be able to do this without needing permission from your EP-doc.